Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1947
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